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Revelation 13:5/Versions From Bible Hub
Revelation 13:5 says that the beast would continue for 42 months. The Neronic persecution was instituted in AD 64 and lasted until his death in June AD 68, which is three and a half years, or 42 months.New International Version
The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months.
New Living Translation
Then the beast was allowed to speak great blasphemies against God. And he was given authority to do whatever he wanted for forty-two months.
English Standard Version
And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months.
Berean Study Bible
The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
Berean Literal Bible
And a mouth was given to it, speaking great things and blasphemy, and it was given authority to act forty and two months.
New American Standard Bible
There was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him.
New King James Version
And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.
King James Bible
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Christian Standard Bible
The beast was given a mouth to utter boasts and blasphemies. It was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months.
Contemporary English Version
The beast was allowed to brag and claim to be God, and for 42 months it was allowed to rule.
Good News Translation
The beast was allowed to make proud claims which were insulting to God, and it was permitted to have authority for forty-two months.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
A mouth was given to him to speak boasts and blasphemies. He was also given authority to act for 42 months.
International Standard Version
The beast was allowed to speak arrogant and blasphemous things, and it was given authority for 42 months.
NET Bible
The beast was given a mouth speaking proud words and blasphemies, and he was permitted to exercise ruling authority for forty-two months.
New Heart English Bible
A mouth was given to him speaking proud words and blasphemies. There was given to him authority to act for forty-two months.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And a mouth that speaks great things and blasphemy was given to it, and authority was given to it to work 42 months.
GOD'S WORD® Translation
The beast was allowed to speak arrogant and insulting things. It was given authority to act for 42 months.
New American Standard 1977
And there was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies; and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him.
King James 2000 Bible
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
American King James Version
And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to continue forty and two months.
American Standard Version
and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things, and blasphemies: and power was given to him to do two and forty months.
Darby Bible Translation
And there was given to it a mouth, speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to it authority to pursue its career forty-two months.
English Revised Version
and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months.
Webster's Bible Translation
And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to continue forty and two months.
Weymouth New Testament
And there was given him a mouth full of boastful and blasphemous words; and liberty of action was granted him for forty-two months.
World English Bible
A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.
Young's Literal Translation
And there was given to it a mouth speaking great things, and evil-speakings, and there was given to it authority to make war forty-two months,
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness--the son of destruction--is revealed.
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